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  • Archaic Fairy.

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  • noun Obsolete spelling of fairy.

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  • noun a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
  • noun the enchanted realm of fairies

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Examples

  • In CATNYP by Delia Sherman, a mortal girl who is a "taken child" tries to find her place in faery society, where she is without any special powers.

    The Faery Reel 2006

  • Another query about fairies, spelled as "faery" this time.

    Inside the Mailbag, Week #4 2008

  • Another query about fairies, spelled as "faery" this time.

    Archive 2008-05-01 2008

  • It need not just be saltwater habitats either: many of the Celtic "faery" tales link the Fair Folk with lakes and lochs.

    Posthuman Blues Mac 2007

  • "faery," though the land poor Angela had wandered away from was the

    The Master-Christian Marie Corelli 1889

  • A disappeared world where magic reigned, and Fey and Other passed with ease between the mortal and faery realms.

    Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011

  • The weaver rendering the Fey aura—for even without the recognizable dolmen behind her it was obvious the woman was one of the faery folk—worked in a mix of gold and silver threads.

    Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011

  • During the Lost Days, the walls between the faery kingdom of Ynys Avalenn and the mortal realm remained open with both sides able to pass as needed.

    Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011

  • The weaver rendering the Fey aura—for even without the recognizable dolmen behind her it was obvious the woman was one of the faery folk—worked in a mix of gold and silver threads.

    Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011

  • During the Lost Days, the walls between the faery kingdom of Ynys Avalenn and the mortal realm remained open with both sides able to pass as needed.

    Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011

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